Our Lady Of Perpetual Hunger A Memoir Lisa Donovan by Lisa Donovan 9780525560944, 9780525560951, 0525560947, 0525560955 instant download after payment.

Renowned Southern pastry chef Lisa Donovan's memoir of cooking, misogyny, and the incredible power in reclaiming the stories of women
Noted chef and James Beard Award-winning essayist Lisa Donovan helped establish some of the South's most important kitchens, and her pastry work is at the forefront of a resurgence in traditional desserts. Yet Donovan struggled to make a living in an industry where male chefs built successful careers on the stories, recipes, and the culinary heritage passed down from generations of female cooks and cooks of color. At one of her career peaks, she made the perfect dessert at a celebration for food-world goddess Diana Kennedy. When Kennedy asked why she had not heard of her, Donovan said she did not know. "I do," Kennedy said, "Stop letting men tell your story."
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HUNGER is Donovan's searing, beautiful, and searching chronicle of reclaiming her own story and the narrative of the women who came before her. Her...